Windows 10: system repair disk doesn't recognize the drive my system image backups are on

Discus and support system repair disk doesn't recognize the drive my system image backups are on in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hello, My computer got infected with some malware, and I would like to use a backup (WindowsImageBackup) residing on an external hard drive. I have a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by BostjanVi, Oct 29, 2019.

  1. BostjanVi Win User

    system repair disk doesn't recognize the drive my system image backups are on


    Hello,

    My computer got infected with some malware, and I would like to use a backup (WindowsImageBackup) residing on an external hard drive. I have a system repair disk (actually, a USB drive); however, when I boot from it, and navigate to the menu option that handles recovery from system images, my system image is not found. Can someone help me?

    Regards,

    BV

    :)
     
    BostjanVi, Oct 29, 2019
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  2. Creating a Windows 7 system repair disk or system image to a USB flash drive

    A System Repair disk is for basic repair options (Startup Repair, Command Prompt, etc.) for your operating system and is nothing to do with backing up your data or creating an existing System Image.

    This explains what it is and does:

    System Repair Disc - Create - Windows 7 Help Forums

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    A System Image is just that; an image of the installed operating system, the installed programs, your data, etc. etc. and should be saved to an external hard drive.

    It makes an easy way to reinstall everything is you ever need to after file corruption or hard drive failure

    I don't use Windows 7 System Image Backup; too unreliable:

    These are quite good programs to use for Complete PC Backup and are free:

    "EaseUS Todo Backup Free"

    Best free backup software for Windows 10/8.1/8/7/vista - EaseUS® Todo Backup Free

    "Welcome to EaseUS Todo Backup Manual"

    EaseUS Todo Backup Online Help for Home and Business Users.

    http://www.todo-backup.com/download/docs/User_Guide.pdf

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    "AOMEI Backupper Standard"

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    Cheers.
     
    Bill Smithers, Oct 29, 2019
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  3. okbear611 Win User
    Creating a Windows 7 system repair disk or system image to a USB flash drive

    I purchased a new flash drive thinking that I could create either a system repair disk or a system image onto it. When I try the system repair disk option, it will only allow me to create to my the file to my DVD drive. It does not recognize my flash
    drive at all. When I try the system image option, it recognizes my flash drive, but Windows says that it is not a valid destination. It keeps pushing me to my DVD drive as the only valid choice. I have hardly anything on my hard drive, and I made sure to
    get a flash drive that was twice the size of my Windows system files and personal files. Is there any way to get either a system repair disk file onto my flash drive in a Windows 7 environment? What is better: A system repair disk or a system image? I really
    don't understand what the difference is between the two. I have previously tried making repair disks using my DVD drive, but they would never complete without error. I was hoping the flash drive would solve my problem, but it has only created a new one for
    me. Could somebody please help me to figure this out?
     
    okbear611, Oct 29, 2019
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  4. CVarga Win User

    system repair disk doesn't recognize the drive my system image backups are on

    Recommendations for Windows 10 Home system repair disk and system image creation frequency

    I thought I had a good understand of backup and restore for Windows. Following a recent problem where neither my saved backup (system image) nor system recovery disk resolved my problem, I am wondering now what are the recommendations for how often I need
    to create a new system repair disk or a system image.

    I understand that any new files or apps and settings changes made following a backup activity can't be restored using my backup or saved system image. What I am curious to know is whether I need to make a new system repair disk and create a new system image
    backup whenever Microsoft distributes a new build version.

    When I had the problem I referred to, the system failed to boot up but put me into the Windows Recovery Environment, where it tried to diagnose and repair an undescribed problem. The automatic repair failed. I next tried to use my Win 10 system repair disk
    to no avail. I downloaded the Win 10 ISO and tried to reinstall from it unsuccessfully. The messages I received suggested that the recovery steps I was trying were inconsistent with the installed OS. This brings me back to my original question. When Microsoft
    installs a new build version (such as going from the 10568 to the 14363 builds, do I need to create a new system repair disk and/or a new system image backup? Thanks in advance for your help.
     
    CVarga, Oct 29, 2019
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